Wave Front Treatment
- Vision is a very complex phenomenon. Another factor that determines the clarity of the image is the reflections, scattering and aberrations specific to that eye caused by the refractive media of the eye.
- For example, the light scattering and reflections in the eyes of two people who are both myopes number 3 are completely different from each other.
- In excimer laser, not only refractive errors but also reflections in the eye are treated today.
- For this purpose, special examination methods called wave front measurements are used to create unique reflection maps of the eye and with the help of these maps, a laser treatment that is completely specific to that eye is performed like a fingerprint.
- For wave front measurement, a beam of light is sent to that eye and the image formed on the retina is evaluated and eye-specific reflection maps are created and these maps are loaded into the memory of the excimer laser device, enabling the device to recognize that eye during the laser and perform a specific laser treatment like a fingerprint. In wave front treatment, the device performs ablation to correct the reflection regions in the wave front maps and thus the reflections in the patient's eye are reduced to zero after surgery and a sharp vision like an eagle's eye is obtained.
- In addition, the patient's measurements are taken in a sitting position before laser treatment and laser treatment is performed in a lying position. In the supine position, there is a rotational movement in the eye called torsion and it is important to detect this torsion especially in the correction of astigmatism. During wave front measurements, the device takes photos of the patient's eye and saves that eye in its memory and detects the torsion according to the iris and vascular structures in the eye and makes corrections accordingly in the treatment. This is another advantage of wave front, that is, personalized laser.
